Stars near the shoulder of the hunter formed about 12 million years ago, the stars that make up the belt are about 8 million years old, and there are stars in the Orion Nebula that are still ...

Situated 1,300 light-years away beneath the three stars of Orion’s Belt, the nebula is a hotspot for star formation, where ...

the Orion Nebula is the only nebula we can see with the naked eye. Look below the three stars that form Orion's belt to see a fuzzy-looking smudge. When you find it, take a moment to appreciate ...